ABSTRACT
Hadley was the third son born to Holly and Robert Bond. Adrian, aged 8 at Hadley’s birth, and John, aged almost 6, were intelligent, quickwitted children, perceptive, intellectually curious and academically successful at school. The family quickly realized, however, that Hadley’s abilities went far beyond anything they could have imagined. He was a child of truly phenomenal mathematical ability. By 18 months of age he was already fascinated by the maths drill programs which John and Adrian had used on the family’s home computer. He delighted in simple addition problems. He would squat on the floor working out the answer to a question with plastic beads and then joyously type it into the computer, laughing with delight when the response was verified. He had taught himself to read before the age of 18 months and by his second birthday he had his own library of small books which he read with great enjoyment.
